Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Puts Forward Candidate as UNESCO Seeks New Leader to Revive Fortunes

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• Vietnam puts forward candidate as UNESCO seeks new leader to revive fortunes [VnExpress]

• HCMC to complete removal of Saigon sea port this year [SGGP]

• ​Petroleum company Idemitsu Q8 launches first retail outlet in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre]

• Backlash over Vinasun’s anti-Uber, Grab bumper stickers in Ho Chi Minh City [Tuoi Tre]

• Bitcoin trading floor collapse causes panic among investors [VietnamNet]

• Airlines asked to open more air routes to provinces [VietnamNet]

• Underground parking lot transformed into busy market [DTI]

• Domesticated elephant’s first baby dies [DTI]

• Latvian artist wins Vietnam’s photography awards [SGGP]

• Vietnam posts $1.1bn trade surplus in September [Bangkok Post]

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